Telephone-dial light



Aug. 20, 1929. WLLAR 1,725,430

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Patented Aug. 20, 1929,

UNITED STATES LOUIS C. VIEW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TELEPHONE-DIAL LIGHT.

Application filed February 4, 1928. Serial No. 251,932

I My invention relates to telephone attachments and refers more particularly to a light for illuminatin dial telephones.

. One object o my invention is to provide a light for dial telephones wherein the illuminating meansis attachable to the standard dial tele hones now in use.

Another 0 "eat of my invention is to provide a. light; or dial telephones that can be 0 operated independently of an electric light '2 device without disturbing the said device.

Anothervaluable feature of my invention is to provide an .attachment for holding a flash light or battery and light to a dial telephone that in the ino erative position is out of the way and the ight disconnected and when "moved to the operative position, \it

automaticall lights the light and illuminates the dial of t e telephone. Y

I attain these objects by means of the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar parts have like-numerals, in which:

Figure 1, is an elevation of the device attion; p e

F i re 2, is an elevation of the device attac ed to a'dial telephone "in inoperative position.

Figure 3, is a'section of Figure on lines 33 of F i re 2. a

gure 4, is a eveloped view of telephonepo'st. 7 Figure 5, is a dev elopedview of that part of the device holding the flashlight.

The telephone 1, with the mouthpiece 2, a'

receiver. 3, and adial '4, having the usual markings ,5,' holds a ,batte 'ry box 6, with a light 7, screwed into the case holding the dr cells 8; v

his battery or flash light is held'by the clips 9, which. are bent as shown by the dotted lines 10, in. Figure 5 and indicated in Fig ures 1 to 3 inclusive; I The clips 10, are a part ofthe part or body tached to a dial telephone in operative posiserving to hold the battery 6, positioned and the upper part has two ears 1'1 and 15, which serve as one half of a hinge 17, when bent around the center-line l6. v

This hinge part pivots to the holding clamp 18, by the pin 19, which engages with the piece 20, bent at 21, to form the other part of the hinge and the part 22, is formed as shown in Figure 1, to act as a spring to hold the battery in the operating position.

On the bottom of the part 18, is an ear 23, bent at 24, which is adapted to act as a friction holding means for holding the battery in its normal inoperative position by engaging with the part 12.

To hold this device upon the dial telephone central tube 25, two clips 26 and 27, are pro-' vided which. are bent at 28 and 29, so as to clamp over the tube 25 and it is obvious that the whole device can be adjusted upon this tube by sliding it up or down to the desired position.

On the top of this piece 18, is a projection tapered at 30 and 31, and bent at 32 and 33, into a position clearly shown in Figures 1 The end 34, of this partpasses through a hole 35, in the battery case 6, so that when the device is inoperative, in the position shown in Figure 2, the top is out of contact with'the upper dry cell and when the device is moved into operative position this tip presses the dry cells together and completes the electric circuit, lighting the lamp 7.

Havin thus described and illustrated the preferre embodiment of my invention, I'do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction or arrangementof parts shown, since it is evidept that inodifications may be made v therein without departing from the spirit of that part of the'device adjustably attached tothe dial the invention 'or-scopekof the claims.

1 An attachment for dial telephones comprising a slidable clamp with a hinge, 'aninverted U shaped part on the top thereof, a holding clip on the bottom, a. centrallylocated spring member, clips adapted to engage with-a dial telephone post, sa d spring member enga eable with a batte holding clamp provi' ed with a hinge, holding cli I and asup orting clip-for said battery anif means for i'iolding thetwo hinged. parts in operating position.

Signed at New York inihe count" and" State of New York this 2nd day 0 Feb- I g ruary, 1928. Y 11, whichhasan extension '12,-bent at 13,

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